Meta Idell Hillsley

Female12 June 1878–25 February 1960

Brief Life History of Meta Idell

When Meta Idell Hillsley was born on 12 June 1878, in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, her father, George Hillsley, was 35 and her mother, Sarah J Hadley, was 27. She married Edward Lockwood Aspril on 3 October 1900, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Wilmington Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States in 1900 and Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States for about 30 years. She died on 25 February 1960, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Old Drawyers Church Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Lockwood Aspril
1872–1953
Meta Idell Hillsley
1878–1960
Marriage: 3 October 1900
Edward Lockwood Aspril Jr
1907–1986

Sources (9)

  • Meta Aspril in household of Locken Aspril, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Meta Idell Aspril, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  • Meta Hillsley in entry for Edward L Aspril and Pauline L Clarke, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 October 1900Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 3

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

    Age 16

    On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 22

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from East and West Ilsley in Berkshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Hild(i) (genitive Hildes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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